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A worker wipes a representation of the The Great Seal of the United States at the the newly opened U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Friday morning in Havana for an historic ceremony to raise the U.S. flag over the restored U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

John Kerry in Cuba to raise embassy flag in policy victory lap

By Michael Weissenstein and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2015, file photo, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, right of center, applauds with other dignitaries after raising the Cuban flag over their new embassy in Washington. The Obama administration doesn't plan to invite Cuban dissidents to Secretary of State John Kerry's historic flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday, Aug. 14, vividly illustrating how U.S. policy is shifting focus from the island's opposition to its single-party government. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Cuba dissidents won’t attend U.S. Embassy event

By Bradley Klapper and Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

In this June 15, 2015 photo, a fish carcass litters the banks of the unusually low Carraizo reservoir in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. From Puerto Rico to Cuba to the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia, crops are withering, reservoirs are drying up and cattle are dying while forecasters worry that the situation could only grow worse in the months to come. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Parched Caribbean faces widespread drought, water shortages

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran Nuclear Agreement. Kerry pitched the administration's controversial nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, pushing back against the allegation it would ease crippling sanctions forever in exchange for temporary concessions on weapons development. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Slavery concerns rise over Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Edwardo Clark, a Cuban-American, holds an American flag and a Cuban flag as he celebrates outside the new Cuban embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Most Republicans back re-establishing ties with Cuba, ending trade embargo: poll

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Edwardo Clark, a Cuban-American, holds an American flag and a Cuban flag as he celebrates outside the new Cuban embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New era in ties begins as Cuba raises flag at embassy in U.S.

By Matthew Lee and Peter Orsi - Associated Press

Signs in favor of United States and Cuba relations sit on the ground across the street from the new Cuban Embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

John Kerry cautions ‘long and complex’ relations with Cuba ahead as embassy raises flag

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican and presidential hopeful, speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2015. (Associated Press)

Marco Rubio: 7/20/15 will be ‘Obama’s Capitulation Monday’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A worker the removes Cuban Interests Section sign in Washington on July 15, just days prior to the building being accredited as the Cuban Embassy. (Associated Press)

U.S., Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades

By Matthew Lee and Peter Orsi - Associated Press

Cuba's Jose Garcia watches his ball while hitting a walk off home run off Puerto Rico pitcher Raul Rivera in the ninth inning of the bronze medal baseball game at the Pan Am Games, Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Ajax, Ontario. Cuba won 7-6. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

United in support for country, Cubans still remain divided on athletic defections

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

United States' Clint Dempsey (8) celebrates his goal against Cuba during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer quarterfinal match, Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Dempsey’s 3 goals lift US over Cuba 6-0, into Gold Cup semis

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Cuban leader Fidel Castro, left, and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev hug at the United Nations in late 1960. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

FRANK GAFFNEY: A hostile NSA on steroids in Cuba

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks in Las Vegas, May 28, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Marco Rubio: ‘Ruling oligarchs,’ not Cuban people, to benefit from Obama’s opening

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Carnival aims to launch Miami to Cuba cruises in May

By Scott Mayerowitz - Associated Press

President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, in this April 11, 2015, file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Obama’s Cuba diplomacy gives America nothing for Castro opportunity

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, in this April 11, 2015, file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Cuba embargo remains hurdle in U.S.-Cuba thaw

By Andrew Nachemson - The Washington Times